More pictures of the mountain cat

[Knapper]

Do Danny and Homer still work at the state park?

There is a Danny that still works for them on a seasonal basis. Homer, no, not for a while.

[Charlie]

There is a Danny that still works for them on a seasonal basis. Homer, no, not for a while.

not to hijack this thread

do the park people work the same shift as you do

is there just one person on for them over the winter

and last do you think there is a waiting list for this job in the parks dept

[Brad]

Go for it Charlie!

[KD Talbot]

I'm not qualified to answer, but I can tell you what I've observed.

"do the park people work the same shift as you do?"

No, they switch off about every 3rd day.

"is there just one person on for them over the winter?"

If you mean one at a time, then yes, usually there is just one on at a time. I'm sure there are circumstances where they use two or more.

"and last do you think there is a waiting list for this job in the parks dept.?"

Yes, you come in right after me. Seriously, in this economy I don't think there are going to be too many openings in the State Park. I'm not trying to discourage you or anyone, but it is what it is.

KDT

[Knapper]

KD touched upon most of the answers but I thought an "official" answer should also be done. The information I am providing is for winter only, the answers are a bit different for summer. So...

not to hijack this thread

Wait, a thread going off topic? That never happens in here (note: I am being sarcastic).

do the park people work the same shift as you do

No, they come up and down far more frequently than we do. At times they stay one day, others, four. It depends on the weather and scheduling of available employees. Typically though, three days, two nights is the norm for the state park employees.

is there just one person on for them over the winter

No, there is a pool of four (and a fifth in the spring/fall) that rotate. There is no set scheduling. It is rotating and random. So during our shift, we will work with three different people typically but our next shift, we may get an entirerly different set of three.

and last do you think there is a waiting list for this job in the parks dept

There is no waiting list that I know of, but they do not cycle through very many, unlike the obs. Since I got here, only one has retired, so that means only one has been newly hired. The three that have been here since I have been have been here for years. When they do hire, it is like any govenment job. It is open to the public but they do like in house either with summer parkers, or within the states park employees. So, your odds of getting hired by the obs would be better than that of a year round state employee. But even the odds of getting hired here are fairly low.

[Charlie]

thanks for the response back

do they use the same snow tractor

[Knapper]

do they use the same snow tractor

No, they use their own Bombadier snow tractor. Like us, they will be getting a newer model to use this winter as well. When they come up, they come up in a pair (two of the four in the group) with one operator and one passenger. Then one is dropped off and one picked up and two return to the base.

[Charlie]

thanks for all the info

[KathyC]

Ryan, is Marty enjoying the toys that I left for him?

I bought the ones that my cat plays with most. Mine especially loves the mouse on a string, sometimes I here it squeeking in the middle of the night..

[Alpine]

"and last do you think there is a waiting list for this job in the parks dept.?"

Yes, you come in right after me.

Part of me has always wished that hiring at the state park and Obs was done this way: Once the applicants are winnowed down to three or four promising candidates, those three or four people are invited to sit in the Obs living room and wait. Whoever's lap Marty sits in first gets the job.